Drying-frame



Jan. 16, 1934. E. c. M. EKLUND DRYING FRAME Filed Oct. 14, 1951 w 5 ic Patented Jan. 16, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application October 14, 1931, Serial No. 568,828, and in Sweden August 3, 1931 4 Claims.

My present invention refers to improvements in or relating to drying-frames to be mounted on radiators for drying towels and other articles. The drying-frames according to the invention are readily attachable to any radiator of the types commonly used and they are of a simple and practical construction.

In the following the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in m which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the drying-frame partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the drying-frame according to Fig. l.

Figs. 3 and 4 show another embodiment of the drying-frame in side elevation and front elevation respectively.

In the embodiment according to Figs. 1 and 2 the drying-frame comprises a plate 1 being placed against the front of the radiator and connected to the latter by means of a screw 2 provided with a thumb-nut, the screw being inserted between two adjacent sections of the radiator and carrying a hook 3 engaging the rear edges of the said sections. On the front side and above the fastening screw 2 the plate 1 is formed with a pair of projecting lugs 4 and between these lugs a tubular vertically disposed stud 5 extends. Pivoted to this stud, between the lugs 4, there are two or more 39 hubs 6 each provided with a radially projecting pin '7 carrying a projecting arm 8. These arms 8 are preferably tubular and each of them may consist of two or more telescopic parts enabling the arms of being lengthened or shortened as desired. In the tubular stud 5 a vertical bar 9 is rotatably mounted supporting at its upper end a disc or plate 10. Thebar 9 is preferably tubular and may readily be removed and replaced as desired.

The arms 8 may be turned to any desired position and towels, stockings and the like may be hung up on them to dry. On the disc 10 various articles may be placed to dry or to be kept warm. The disc 10 may be perforated and of any shape.

Eventually it may consist of a plurality of parts pivoted to each other so as to enable the size of the disc to be altered as desired. The disc may also consist of two or more hinged parts capable of being laid together in a depending position.

Also in other respects the details may be varied.

For instance, according to the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4 where the plate 1 is readily attachable to the radiator in the same manner as in the embodiment according to Figs. 1 and 2 the said plate carries an upstanding bar 11 fastened to the plate 1 and preferably of a tubular shape and to which the turnable horizontal arms 8 are directly pivoted. In this instance the disc 10 is removably mounted on the upper end of the bar 11 and after removing the disc 10 the arms 8 may also be readily removed upwardly.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A drying frame for mounting on a radiator, comprising a plate, means for attaching said plate to the radiator, a plurality of lugs on said plate, a tubular stud mounted between said lugs, and a plurality of substantially horizontally extending arms pivotally mounted about said stud between said lugs.

2. A drying frame for mounting on a radiator, comprising a plate, means for attaching said plate to the radiator, a plurality of lugs on said plate, a tubular stud mounted between said lugs, and adapted to receive in movable manner a substantially vertically projecting bar, and a plurality of substantially horizontally extending arms pivotally mounted about said stud between said lugs.

3. A drying frame for mounting on a radiator, comprising a plate, means for attaching said plate 30 to the radiator, lugs on said plate, a hollow stud in said lugs, and a plurality of substantially horizontally radiating arms pivoted about and supported by said stud, said stud also being adapted to receive a substantially vertically projecting bar which carries a disc at its upper end.

4. A drying frame for mounting on a radiator, having a plurality of substantially vertically extending cells or coils, comprising a plate extending laterally across a plurality of the coils of said radiator, means for attaching said plate to the radiator, a plurality of vertically aligned lugs extending outwardly from said plate, a hollow stud seated in said lugs, and a plurality of substantially horizontally radiating arms, having hubs thereon, pivotally engaging and mounted, at their hubs on said stud, and supported by said stud in cooperation with said lugs, said stud also being adapted to receive in pivotal and removable manner a substantially vertically extending bar which pivotally carries a disc at its upper end.

EBBA CATARINA MARIA EKLUND. 

